Pentium U5400 vs Pentium U5600

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium U5600
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 18 Watt
0.39
+11.4%
Pentium U5400
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 18 Watt
0.35

Pentium U5600 outperforms Pentium U5400 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium U5600 and Pentium U5400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30173064
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Pentium
Power efficiency2.051.84
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date9 January 2011 (13 years ago)25 May 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium U5600 and Pentium U5400 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed1.33 GHz1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.33 GHz1.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0DMI 1.0
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/s1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplier109
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size81+114 mm281+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Number of transistors384 million384 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium U5600 and Pentium U5400 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketIntel BGA1288BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium U5600 and Pentium U5400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

FMA++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
PAE36 Bit36 Bit
FDI++
Fast Memory Access++

Security technologies

Pentium U5600 and Pentium U5400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium U5600 and Pentium U5400 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x--

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium U5600 and Pentium U5400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth12.799 GB/s12.799 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Clear Video++
Graphics max frequency500 MHz500 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium U5600 and Pentium U5400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium U5600 and Pentium U5400.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium U5600 0.39
+11.4%
Pentium U5400 0.35

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Pentium U5600 624
+13%
Pentium U5400 552

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.39 0.35
Recency 9 January 2011 25 May 2010

Pentium U5600 has a 11.4% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 7 months.

The Pentium U5600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium U5400 in performance tests.


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